Type E Botulism: A Hazard of the North

Describes the causes, symptoms and differences between trichinosis and botulism; epidemiology and geographic distribution of type E botulism, including the Yukon and Southeast Alaska; outbreaks among Eskimos of Alaska, Northwest Territories and Labrador, and in Europe. The distribution of type E spo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Dolman, Claude E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1960
Subjects:
Crustacea
Epidemics
Food poisoning
Native peoples
Trichinella
Alaska
Arctic waters
Europe
Labrador
N.W.T
Nunavut
Yukon
Arctic
Northwest Territories
eskimo*
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66754
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Summary:Describes the causes, symptoms and differences between trichinosis and botulism; epidemiology and geographic distribution of type E botulism, including the Yukon and Southeast Alaska; outbreaks among Eskimos of Alaska, Northwest Territories and Labrador, and in Europe. The distribution of type E spores in Arctic Sea mud, and prevalence of outbreaks after consumption of raw seafood, etc. are discussed, and preventive measures recommended.

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